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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max)
Current RX ? 68 mA 300µA ~ 140mA
TX ? Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1821 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000707 MIZUHO-MX-000006X YAESU-VR-000160